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PAT McCRORY
GOVERNOR
EPILEPSY AWARENESS MONTH
2015
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, epilepsy is a neurological disorder where the brain's normal electrical pattern is disrupted by sudden
and synchronized bursts of electrical energy that may affect consciousness, movement or sensation while creating long­term
effects; and
WHEREAS, one in 26 people will develop epilepsy; 150,000 new cases of epilepsy are diagnosed each year; and
WHEREAS, epilepsy affects between 2.2 and 3 million people in the United States and 65 million people
worldwide; and
WHEREAS, approximately one-third of epilepsy patients live with uncontrolled seizures due to a lack of
clinically available treatments that works for them; and
WHEREAS, epilepsy requires further research to find a cure and additional treatments for patients; and
WHEREAS, Epilepsy Awareness Month is recognized each November in an effort to increase awareness,
highlight the need for further research and demonstrate support for the millions of people living with epilepsy; and
WHEREAS, the State of North Carolina joins the Epilepsy Foundation and other interested agencies and
organizations in promoting information about this disorder and available treatments, giving hope of a better future for
people with epilepsy;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, PAT McCRORY, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby proclaim
November 2015, as "EPILEPSY AWARENESS MONTH" in North Carolina, and commend its observance to all
citizens.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of North
Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this eighteenth day of September in the year of our Lord two thousand and fifteen, and
of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fortieth.
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PAT McCRORY
Governor